The Hawks ended an eight-game road losing streak in the playoffs, which dated to May 2011. Game 2 is Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Indiana, which spent the whole season working to get home-court
advantage in the playoffs, wasted no time in giving it right back with a
dismal third quarter. Paul George finished with 24 points and 10
rebounds.

Atlanta opened the third quarter on an 8-0 run, breaking a 50-50 tie,
then pulled away when Teague scored nine points in a 14-0 run that made
it 74-58 with 4:08 left in the quarter. Indiana couldn't get closer
than eight the rest of the way.

It was a fitting twist to open the best-of-seven series.

Indiana played fast and energetic in the first half, playing more
like the team that was so good over the first half of the season. Then
in the second half, the Pacers reverted to their recent script of being
unable to make shots and get defensive stops when they needed them most.
The Pacers were just 5-of-19 from the field in the third quarter and
were 15-of-41 in the second half.

Atlanta took advantage of those struggles, becoming the first team to
beat the Pacers on their home court twice this season and stealing the
win they needed. It was the first time the Hawks won a postseason road
game since the first game of the 2011 Eastern Conference semifinals at
Chicago.

Nobody was better than Teague, who repeatedly blew through open lanes
because the Pacers' defense was spread out by the Hawks' 3-point
shooters.

Teague was 9-of-19 from the field with five assists and three rebounds. Millsap had eight rebounds.

With 30 3-point attempts, the Hawks broke their franchise playoff
record for 3-point attempts with 30, and the 11 3s they made tied the
second-highest playoff total in franchise history. Both records were set
in a 26-point loss to Orlando on May 10, 1996, when Atlanta went
12-of-27 from beyond the arc.

They didn't have any trouble pulling out a win with those totals Saturday.

An Indiana turnover in the closing seconds of the first half allowed
Atlanta to tie it at 50 on a buzzer-beating putback, and it was all
Atlanta after that.

The Hawks quickly jumped to a 58-50 lead early in the third, and when
the Pacers rallied to get within 60-58, Teague and Millsap took over.

Millsap opened the decisive run with two free throws. Teague followed
that with a driving layup, his only 3 of the game, another layup and
two free throws. And when Millsap closed the run with a three-point
play, the Pacers trailed 74-58.

They didn't get within single digits again until Lance Stephenson's 3
with 33.6 seconds left made it 99-91. But Atlanta closed it out at the
free-throw line.